Time Vocabulary

Time

Time
Vocabulary

Verbs

• My friend was late, so I killed time window-shopping.

• After seven years in prison, he’s home with his kids and making up for lost time.

• My mother gave me a really hard time about staying out late.

• I'd love to come, but I can't spare the time.

• My day is completely taken up with meetings.
• We had the time of our lives at the party.

• We can't sign the agreement yet - we'll have to play for time.

Prepositional phrases

• 'You've never seen the Marilyn Monroe film?'—'No, I think it was a bit before my time.'

• By the time we got to the top of the mountain, we were exhausted.

• The entire country is behind the times when it comes to protecting the environment.

• The kids ate their dinner in no time.
• Their planes usually arrive on time. (= punctually)
• I got home just in time - it's starting to rain. (= early enough)

Expressions

• I'd like to visit all the museums but I don't have any time left.

• I'd like to visit all the museums but I'm short of time.

• Leave the ironing for the time being - I'll do it later.

• He'll overcome this. It's a matter of time.

• Gina has some time on her hands, so she is taking a college course.

Expressions

• Time's up. Please put down your pencils and hand in your tests.

• He got there with plenty of time to spare.

• All mothers of young children should try to find some me time.

• Commuting by car nowadays is much more time-consuming than it used to be.

• It's about time you got here. I've been waiting for over an hour!

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